Citation

Schumm JA, Hobfoll SE, Keogh NJ. J. Trauma. Stress 2004; 17(2): 173-181.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242-0001, USA. jaschumm@kent.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1023/B:JOTS.0000022624.53181.21

PMID

15141791

Abstract

Child physical abuse (CPA) and child sexual abuse (CSA) were hypothesized to be associated with revictimization and interpersonal resource loss in adulthood. These adulthood experiences were, in turn, hypothesized to increase risk for current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). High-risk women were recruited from an innercity drug and alcohol treatment center (N = 105). Interpersonal resource losses, partner-produced physical assault, adulthood rape, CPA, and CSA had direct effects on PTSD. CPA and CSA also had indirect effects on PTSD through rape, which, in turn, predicted PTSD. Results suggest that the traumatic origins of current PTSD among substance-using women are multifaceted and support the importance of considering interpersonal coping resources in evaluating and treating female substance users.

Language: en